In the News (Sat 25 May 19)

Strictly speaking the Tibetan Bowls are not bells but they are part of the wider bell family and so share the same traditional sacro-magical significance, as do bells and other metal instruments in ancient folklore.

TibetanBuddhism preserved its own characteristic forms of worship and ritual partly based on ancient Indian practises including the use of musical instruments both to call the monks to worship and as an integral part of the ceremony itself.

In TibetanMahayanaBuddhism there are two types of deity - those of the one type being merely the fearful aspects of the others, who are represented as full of goodness and mercy.

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was among the greatest teachers of TibetanBuddhism of the twentieth century.

TibetanBuddism is rich in dynamic symbols, such as the endless knot and the victory banner.

Drawn largely from Beer's monumental work, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, the meticulous and beautiful brush drawings depict all of the major Buddhist symbols and motifs, including the various groups of auspicious symbols, natural and mythical animals, the entire assembly of ritual tantric implements, and mudras, or ritual hand gestures.

In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of mental development, the retreat focuses on instruction for understanding the nature of mind, recognizing and dealing with the causes of suffering, and acting from this awareness in daily life.

Geshe Tashi Namgyal, founder and president of the Victoria Buddhist Dharma Society, is a former abbot, and a scholar in the Sakya tradition of TibetanBuddhism.

TibetanBuddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India briefly around the late eighth century and then more steadily from the thirteenth century onwards.

Tibetan Tantra (also known as the Vajrayana) incorporates the major aspects of both the Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist teachings.

Tibetan yoga employs a simplified version of the metaphysical structure that is used in Hindu yoga.

This fascinating account of H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche's life begins in his native Tibet and traces his childhood experiences, his escape from Tibet during the Chinese Communist occupation, his life as a refugee in India and Nepal, and his eventual move to the West.

This vibrant work is a testament to the compassion and wisdom that lie at the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Women of Wisdom is an exploration and celebration of the spiritual potential of women as exemplified by the lives of six female Tibetan mystics: Machig Labdron, Nangsa Obum, A-Yu Khadro, Jomo Memo, Mahig Ongjo, and Drenchen Rema.

The first action of The Dolpo Project is to assist the Tibetan Buddhist lamas of Shey, a monastery cluster in Inner Dolpo.

A precious collection of sacred texts from all lineages of TibetanBuddhism is being eaten by field mice.

At the heart of TibetanBuddism is profound respect for the ascetic and contemplative nature of the individual.

www.tibet.dk /dolpo/dolpopro.htm (334 words)

Salon Travel | Laughing with the Dalai Lama(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)

From Lhasa to Dharamsala, a Westerner pieces together the poignant puzzle of TibetanBuddhism and its exalted leader in exile.

During rainy season, Dharamsala, India, home to the exiled Tibetan community, is transformed from a mountaintop village into the enchanted forest of Robin Hood folklore.

If asked, they will say the Chinese have offered them opportunities that they never got under the Tibetan government -- though these 20-year-old translators, who smile at the naiveté of Westerners believing Tibet should be free of China, are themselves rarely old enough to remember when their country was ruled by its own people.

The Tibetan was the descendents of a male Monkey and a female Rock-demon.

Tibetan became angry at Tu-Yu Huen and sent a large army to attack and drive it from the valleys around the source of Yellow river.

Tibetans used the 12 animal symbols for years as in Tang, furthermore they used Yin-Yan times the 5 elements, i.e., 10 symbols which corresponded to the Han 10 numeral symbols Chia, Yee,.....etc, plus 12 animal symbols to form a 60 valued system (sexagenary) as in Tang.

The infection rate among Tibetans in India is 21 percent, considerably higher than the four percent rate of the general Indian population.

The Tibetan Department of Health in Dharamsala has been supporting the project with free use of their area clinics and staff—which includes many nurses and health workers untiringly lending their help.

The second character of TibetanBuddhism is its relying on the `Tantric method' (`Mi' method or Esoteric method), i.e., TibetanBuddhism believed the secretive and magic power of `Tantric Deities', and of reciting certain words (Lieng-Zo) passed down from generations.

Later on, TibetanBuddhism spread to Mongolia including Tuvu (part of Russian nowaday, i.e., Tannuwulianghai in Han words, TibetanBuddhism is revived in Tuvu after the collapse of Soviet Union).

Tibetan lords and masters gathered together and decided to sent Saban and his nephew Phags-pa (Flower Hat (Sa-skya-pa) branch) as representatives to Mongolia army.

Druk White Lotus School is an award winning school in Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas that helps to maintain their rich cultural traditions, based on TibetanBuddism, while equipping their children for a life in the 21st century.

Tibetan Children's Village is an integrated charitable organisation which exists to ensure that all Tibetan children under its care achieve a firm cultural identity and become self-reliant and contributing members of the community and the world at large.

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy is a Tibetan NGO that investigates the human rights situation in Tibet and presents that information internationally.

There is another Tibetan monastary located at a refugee camp outside of town (the camp was formed in 1959 when the Tibetans fled from China's invasion).

Suddenly, an old Tibetan man (he looked much like an American Indian) grabbed the boys arms and dragged him over to where he was sitting by the monastary.

At one very important Hindu Pagoda (where we are not allowed to enter as unpure westerners nor even photograph the outside) one of the monkeys (langurs) was trying to sneak in to nab food offerings from the Hindus (this temple was for a goddess of smallpox, so parents took their children in to get protection.

It is based on a lineage of teachings and traditions introduced during the reigns of the Buddhist Kings of the Yarlong Dynasty in the eighth and ninth century by Padmasambhava, Shantarakshita, Vilalamitra, and others.

He was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 in recognition of his tireless efforts on behalf of world peace and alleviating the sufferings of the Tibetan people under the genicidal policies of the Chinese government.

Although there is no existing school of TibetanBuddhism now explicitly known as Kadam, the teachings in this school are highly respected by all the four major traditions, and in particular by the Gelug school, which is also sometimes known as the "new Kadam" school.

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The Four Main Schools of Tibetan Buddhism(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)

All four schools identify themselves as belonging to the Mahayana or "Great Vehicle" tradition, and therefore are proponents of universal enlightenment.

Historically the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism spread to China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Mongolia and all the regions of Tibetancultural sphere such as Bhutan and the entire Trans-Himalayan areas of India, and the republics of Thuva, Buriat and Kalmykya in the present-day Russian federation.

By the end of 15th century, Geluk had become the most dominant School of TibetanBuddhism, and from the period of "The Great Fifth" in the 17th century the Dalai Lamas have held political power in Tibet.

According to the legend, the founder Padmasambhava was born in a lake in a lotus blossom.

One of the means of the Tibetan Buddhists to gain freedom is meditation on sublime thoughts and pictures.

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Amazon.ca: Tibetan Book of the Dead: Books: Robert Thurman(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)

It is one of many mortuary texts of the Nyingma sect of TibetanBuddhism and is commonly recited to or by a person facing imminent death.

Over as many as 12 days, the deceased person is given explanations of what he or she sees and experiences and is guided through innumerable visions of the realms beyond to reach eventual liberation, or, failing that, a safe rebirth.

In addition, since Tibetan pronouns are sexually neutral, alternating his with her from verse to verse confuses.

This is a wonderful little book for children or adults; practical and hands-on, it is inspiring and touchinga beautifully clear and simple introduction to meditation.

Finding Freedom is a collection of prison stories - sometimes shocking, sometimes sad, often funny, always immediate - told against a background of extreme violence and aggression, written by a prisoner on death row who has become a practitioner of TibetanBuddhism.

This very readable and accessible book leads the reader into the vast and colorful world of TibetanBuddhism, including its history, philosophy, and meditation practices.

is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery beautifully situated in the heart of the Catskill Mountains above Woodstock, New York.

It is the North American monastic seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu Lineage of TibetanBuddhism.

KTD is a retreat center where students study and practice TibetanBuddhism as taught by its distinguished resident lamas, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, and Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin as well as many visiting Kagyu teachers.

TibetanBuddhism, he says, is universal, places accountability squarely in the hands of the individual, and offers the potential for heightened capacity.

However, the definitive story of tibetanbuddhism in the west remains to be told.

Tibetan Buddhists have reached Hollywood finally but have a nasty habit of getting chased out of one country only to invade another using their 'standard operating procedures', fl magic and other nice tactics that leave their fans not knowing what hit them.